Universal open-heel dive fin replacement heel strap

a technology of dive fins and heel straps, which is applied in the direction of swim fins, swimming aids, swimming fins, etc., can solve the problems of plastic buckles being broken or lost, straps and buckles being expensive and difficult to find, and swimmers not having the convenience of carrying a spare set of straps, etc., and achieves the effect of convenient manufactur

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-02
WAGNER JOHN L
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[0015]The present invention accomplishes its desired objects by creating a device that can be manufactured easily as a single elastic unit with no additional parts and can be vacuum-wrapped on small display cards. The manufacturing materials may be of an elastromeric rubbers or a variety of thermo-plastic elastomers, ure

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Often these straps and buckles are expensive and hard to find with most distributors preferring to sell a new pair of fins, and swimmers not having the convenience of carrying a spare set of straps for their fins.
Another difficulty presented by the straps after a period of time is the metal buckles will cut the rubber straps at the gripping area or the metal buckles will chafe the ankles of the swimmer; or the plastic buckles can be broken or lost.
Several inventors have endeavored to patent new and improved heel straps for the open heel or strap style of fins but most are complicated adding to their expense, time it takes to

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[0060]Referring in detail now to the drawing, wherein similar parts of the invention are identified by like reference numerals, there is seen in FIG. 1 a perspective view of the conventional open heel or strap style of dive fin 10. At one end is the propulsion blade 12 that has many different configurations depending upon the manufacturer. At the opposite end 16 is the open foot pocket 14, distinguishing this style of dive fin from the full foot pocket style with the heel strap as an integral part of the fin. On the outer sides of the foot pocket 14 are the conventional heel strap mounting knobs 20 consisting of an enlarged head end 22 and a shank portion 24 used by several manufacturers of dive fins. FIG. 2A depicts a perspective view of the open foot pocket 14 of the open heel or strap style dive fin 10 with the universal replacement dive fin strap 28 exploded away. The universal replacement dive fin strap 28 consists of the heel area 30A with the side elements 32 and 34 and a plu...

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A dive fin replacement heel strap for use on open-foot pocket dive fins having a mounting device on each side of the fin to secure the fins onto a user's foot. The strap is made of an elongate elastic material and has a predetermined width (W). It has a plurality of orifices of a predetermined opening size (D), positioned on the elongate elastic material. There is a tab on the end of the elongate elastic material. The tab has a solid flexible lip around its periphery which has a width greater than W and a height greater than D. There is an indent in the upper horizontal surface and in the lower horizontal surface of the elongate elastic material adjacent to the tab. The orifices are adapted to attached to a mounting device of a dive fin. The tab is adapted to pass through a mounting device of a dive fin and to pass through an orifice and lock in place thereat.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of my application, application Ser. No. 10 / 176,297 filed on Jun. 18, 2002, now abandoned.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]None.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]This invention relates to a new and improved universal dive fin replacement heel strap that can be used as a replacement strap on most conventional dive fins having an open foot pocket and knobs, metal pins, or female buckling system protruding from the outer sides as a means of attachment. More particularly, the invention relates to a simple, adjustable, economical heel strap that has no buckling mechanisms, and may be kept in reserve for the occasion when the straps or buckles that are supplied with the dive fins need to be replaced. This new and unique universal dive fin heel strap could be supplied separately in many bright colors or featured on new dive fins.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]Swimming has ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B31/00A63B31/11
CPCA63B31/11
Inventor WAGNER, JOHN L.
Owner WAGNER JOHN L
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